House debates
Thursday, 3 September 2020
- COVID-19: International Travel (1 speech)
[by video link] I have too many of my constituents stranded overseas. They want to come home, but the Morrison government won't let them. In fact, there are nearly 100,000 Aussies who want to... - Wide Bay Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
The Deputy Prime Minister, Queensland minister for road safety Mark Bailey and the state member for Maryborough have a plan to build a Tiaro bypass that puts road users in danger and lacks vision... - Blair Electorate: JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
[by video link] There are over 1,700 meatworkers and their families with an uncertain future in Ipswich. They face a real prospect of permanently losing their jobs. They work at the JBS meatworks... - Beirut: Explosion (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the disaster that occurred in Beirut on 4 August this year, which was a great tragedy, with over 160 people killed and over 6,000 people injured. The enormity of this... - Werriwa Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge and praise all the volunteers in the electorate of Werriwa. As in previous years, I planned to hold a thankyou morning tea during National Volunteer Week in May. Due to... - Braddon Electorate: paper on skin Exhibition (1 speech)
The Morrison government is committed to helping artists promote their local stories to local audiences in regional and rural areas right across the north-west, the west coast and King Island in... - Partner Visas (1 speech)
When it comes to partner visas you can't get more mean-spirited than this government. Can I say to this government: would you just get out of the way and let people who love each other get on... - Grey Electorate: headspace (1 speech)
Next Thursday will mark the official opening of the Port Lincoln headspace. It actually opened its doors on 1 July, so we've been a bit slow, but on Thursday we'll be recognising the fact that... - SmartBar Walk for a Veteran with PTSD, Mayo Electorate: Cycling and Walking Trails (1 speech)
I recently joined hundreds of walkers for the annual SmartBar Walk for a Veteran with PTSD. This event raises awareness, and it raised around $60,000 for veterans and emergency services... - Leifer, Ms Malka (1 speech)
I am very pleased to inform the House that there's been a significant development in the extradition case of Ms Malka Leifer. Members may recall that Ms Leifer was the principal of the Adass... - Hunter Region: Manufacturing (1 speech)
The Newcastle Herald headline today screams, '4,000 lost jobs—how the Hunter's manufacturing industry is shrinking.' And that's on the watch of this government. For seven long years they... - Ryan Electorate: National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (1 speech)
The Morrison government is delivering on its commitment to address the unacceptably high rates of suicide amongst Australian Defence Force members and veterans. This is an issue that is... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
The Prime Minister turns his back on Western Australia. His WA Liberal team were happy to choose Clive Palmer over the people of WA, and now the Prime Minister and the Attorney-General are doing... - Sturt Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I must say one of the silver linings of the coronavirus challenges we've all had has been the engagement of so many people again in the great outdoors. In my electorate of Sturt in particular,... - Higher Education (1 speech)
I was fortunate to study law at the University of Western Australia, and more recently I've worked in a number of roles at UWA for more than a decade. I'm not from a wealthy family, I didn't... - Forde Electorate: Sewing for Charity Australia (1 speech)
Throughout this pandemic, we've seen Australians go above and beyond to assist their fellow Australians in a spirit of community and mateship—Australians like Cass Gell from Waterford, who... - Higher Education (1 speech)
Like the member for Brand, I was the first in my family to enrol to go to university. I wasn't the first to graduate. My mother beat me by six months. She was a little bit more academic than I... - Bonner Electorate: Seton College (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to show parliament a petition from the Save Our Seton action group, or SOS. Last week I spoke in the House about the impending closure of Seton College,... - Higher Education (5 speeches)
Our country is in the deepest recession in our nation's history, and this government is making it harder and more expensive for people to go to university, when we should be making it easier to... - COVID-19: Mental Health (2 speeches)
For some people, 2020 has been the most stressful year of their lives. Thousands have lost their jobs or their businesses. Many of us have faced hard decisions and anxiety about the future. I...
